JUNE’S SONG BOOK
The master shows you the language.
June’s Song Book shows you how to speak it yourself.
Don't take my word for it.
90 seconds. Three standards. Watch the method in action.
Every melody note in this arrangement lands on the third of the chord on beat one. That structure is intentional — and it shapes every voicing decision I make. You heard how Wes moved through this tune. This is my version: same materials, same principles, different answers. Three parts: chord chart, performance, analysis.
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In Wes' Insight — Autumn Leaves bundle, you heard a recording that doesn't exist on streaming or YouTube. That version — loose, conversational, living in the tension — shaped how I hear this tune. This is my application of it: my voicings, my lines, my decisions explained one by one. No backing track. The guitar carries everything.
You heard how Wes approached this tune in Wes' Insight. This is how I approach it — same tune, same FDA principles, my own answers. I walk you through every voicing choice in my chord melody, then perform it solo (no backing track), then watch it back with you measure by measure and explain exactly what I played and why.
You studied how Wes approached three different tunes. Now see how I apply the same FDA principles to all three — my chord melody, my solo, my decisions, explained measure by measure. Each song is a different harmonic problem. Seeing how the same tools produce different answers is where the real learning happens.
WES IS THE REFERENCE. JUNE IS THE APPLICATION.
Same tune, same principles, different answers. In Wes’ Insight, you heard how the master approached it. June’s Song Book is how I answer the same question — with my own voicings, my own lines, my own decisions — explained one by one.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
1. Every line comes from the chord melody voicing position — not the scale.
2. Every choice has a reason. Every reason is explained.
3. Chord melody and solo line are treated as one system, not two separate techniques.
4. Even the moments where I go off-script are broken down and explained.
5. The full FDA curriculum — Shell Voicings, Drop 2, Wes Line, Django Line, Diminished approach — compressed into a single tune.
Tesimonial
“The melody tells you. The improviser doesn’t have to wonder which scale or arpeggio to use.”
— Joel, France · VLJG member since November 2025
Junewon’s teaching is based on the visual approach to the guitar and respect for the melody written by the composer. He relies on the melody — which means improvisation is guided.
Even if you’ve been studying jazz for a long time, this approach will help you better understand the jazz greats and improvise in their footsteps.
WHY NO BACKING TRACK?
No backing track is not a limitation — it's the method.
When the guitar carries the full harmony alone, every voicing choice is exposed. Every inner voice movement matters. There is nowhere to hide — and that's exactly the training.
The FDA curriculum is built to equip you for this: a guitar that speaks the full harmonic language by itself.
THE SONGS
Every entry in this series pairs with a Jazz Icon course on the same tune.
New songs are added as the Insight and Breakdown series grows.
Each song — three parts:
Part 1 — Chord Chart Walkthrough
Part 2 — Full Performance (no backing track)
Part 3 — Measure-by-Measure Analysis
THE METHOD
Most song books give you the notes.
This one gives you the logic.
The FDA (Functional Diagonal Approach) treats every standard as a structure — not a melody floating over chords.
You learn where the line wants to go, why the voice moves, and how to make the guitar sing the tune instead of play around it.
Chord melody isn’t decoration. It’s the whole point.
